Have you ever felt the uncontrollable urge to sing loudly while tramping? We know that feeling well.

Folk songs were once something that everyone knew. It's less common nowadays, so let's change that! Choose a song you like, and learn the lyrics so you can sing it around the next campfire or hut lantern.

We tracked down a copy of a rare 1968 album called Bush Singalong, a terrific collection of folk songs of New Zealand trampers, hunters, and mountaineers. We're in the process of uploading recordings from the album with lyrics below. Now it's up to you to learn them!